(a) List the advantages of a DC system operated at railway electrification system. (b) A passenger electric train runs with an average speed of 36 km/h and scheduled speed of 30 km/h, between two stations 2 km apart. Values of acceleration and deceleration are 1.8 km/h/s and 3.6 km/h/s, respectively. Using the trapezoidal speed/time curve approximation, compute, (i) Run time. (ii) Stop time. (iii) Maximum speed of the train.

(a) List the advantages of a DC system operated at railway electrification system. (b) A passenger electric train runs with an average speed of 36 km/h and scheduled speed of 30 km/h, between two stations 2 km apart. Values of acceleration and deceleration are 1.8 km/h/s and 3.6 km/h/s, respectively. Using the trapezoidal speed/time curve approximation, compute, (i) Run time. (ii) Stop time. (iii) Maximum speed of the train.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

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Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Publisher:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Chapter6: Power Flows

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